Profile
Alexander Blagov specializes in X-ray optics, diffraction methods, and condensed matter physics. He is the founder of tunable X-ray optics - a new research direction based on crystals subjected to ultrasonic vibrations. His theoretical and experimental results opened new possibilities for nanodiagnostics and for creating a new class of X-ray optical instruments essential for beam control at synchrotron radiation sources and free-electron lasers. Based on his original solutions, an X-ray acoustic diffractometer was developed — a device enabling time-resolved structural studies of materials.

Education & Degrees

• 1999 — Graduated with honours from the Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University (specialization: Physics)
• 2006 — Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PhD equivalent).
• 2016 — Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (DSc).

Career

• 2021 — present — Vice-President, NRC "Kurchatov Institute"
• 2019 — 2021 — Director, NRC "Kurchatov Institute"
• Oct 2018 — Jun 2019 — Acting Director, NRC "Kurchatov Institute"
• 2018 — 2019 — First Deputy Director for Research, NRC "Kurchatov Institute"
• 2015 — 2018 — Head, Kurchatov Synchrotron and Neutron Research Complex, NRC "Kurchatov Institute"
• 2012 — 2015 — Deputy Head, Scientific Department of X-ray and Synchrotron Diagnostics, Institute of Crystallography, RAS

Academic Titles & Memberships

• 2022 — Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Division of Nanotechnology and Information Technology)
• 2025 — Academician of the International Association of Academies of Sciences (IAAS)

Research Interests
Physics of synchrotron interaction with matter; X-ray diffraction and scattering; phase-sensitive X-ray methods; condensed matter under external influences; self-organization processes in crystalline and weakly ordered materials; synchrotron radiation sources and beamlines; X-ray free-electron lasers; tunable X-ray optics.
Synchrotron and neutron research infrastructure.

Selected Publications & Metrics

• 160+ scientific publications, including 85 in peer-reviewed journals and 8 patents
• H-index: 22 (RSCI)
• Key journals: Journal of Applied Crystallography, Crystallography Reports, Physics-Uspekhi, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Crystal Growth & Design

Awards & Honours

• 2024 — Order of Friendship
• 2012 — Main Prize of the International Academic Publishing Company "MAIK" for best publication (2011)
• 2011 — Prize of the President of the Russian Federation for Young Scientists in Science and Innovation — for the development of tunable X-ray optics for a new class of research instruments
• 2010 — Grant of the President of the Russian Federation for Young Scientists (CSc)
• 2008 — Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences for Young Scientists